The competition dates for 2011 are now available to download from the download section of the website. In addition to this, the NTTC would like to clarify a previous announcement regarding the trampoline equipment for 2011.
“The NTTC are discussing, the placement of both 4x4 & 6x4 beds on each panel for the 2011 season of Gala’s. The NTTC has no wish to force 4x4 beds on clubs internally, however clubs wising to compete abroad will encounter these beds. The announcement of the NTTC agreement to use 4x4 beds for all groups appears to have confused members into thinking it will only be 4x4 beds which may not be the case”
We will update you as soon as possible once a decision has been made.
The 2010 British Trampoline Championship results are now available to download from the results page on the bg-coaches.org website
We are very pleased to announce the appointment of two coaches to the England Trampoline and DMT squad this year. We would like to offer our congratulations to Gary Short (Apollo) and Aarron Wake (Renascence). We are also delighted to announce the two vacant places on the DMT team have now been filled by Campbell Clayton (Birkenhead) and Courtney Warne (City of Salford). We would like to offer our congratulations to the aforementioned gymnasts.
For the 2010 British Trampoline Championships, all FIG trampoline performers will be given the choice of a 4mm x 4mm trampoline and a 6mm x 4mm trampoline for both Saturday and Sunday. All National C performers will be given a choice of two 6mm x 4mm trampolines on the Saturday and a choice of a 4mm x 4mm trampoline and a 6mm x 4mm trampoline on the Sunday.
The synchronised trampoline finals will be performed on 6mm x 4mm trampolines.
We are also able to confirm that the 2011 national trampoline circuit will use the Eurotramp 4mm x 4mm trampoline.
This years British Championships is showcasing the new team competition. Rules have been circulated this year and can be viewed on the nationals page under competitions. This year, we are trialing the event with trampoline only. To be eligible, you must nominate between 3-6 performers in each team from the same sex to Pam Smith via email pam@cobtc.co.uk. Each club may be permitted to submit as many teams as they wish that fulfil the criteria. There is no cost associated with the entry and is in addition to the traditional team event. The presentation of the awards will be given out on the Sunday lunch time so members of the top three teams will need to be present in full competition attire In order to collect their award.
The latest edition of the Trampoline News is now available for download from the news section of the website. Please feel free to circulate the edition as widely as you see fit. If you think there is a story you feel could be included in the next issue, please get in contact with the editor to submit your story.
English Gymnastics is delighted to announce the details of the 2010/2011 England Trampoline and DMT squads. Teams will be selected from these squads to represent England at the Loule Cup, POR and at the Home Nations in Gloucester.
Due to withdrawals due to injury, the 2010 England Squad has been modified slightly to include two reserves, namely Lisa Blackburn of City of Salford, Steve Sampson of OLGA and Shannon Betts of Renascence. We wish to offer our additional congratulations to these three gymnasts and wish them the best for the upcoming events.
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George P. Nissen (February 1st 1914 – April 7th 2010) was a gymnast and inventor who developed the forerunner of the modern trampoline making trampolining a worldwide sport. He died in San Diego California on 7th April 2010 at the age of 96 from complications from pneumonia.
Nissen was born in Blairstown Iowa and became a keen gymnast in high school winning a number of gymnastics championships whilst a student He had seen circus trapeze artists use their safety nets as an elastic bed to rebound and perform additional tricks. He thought that this would be a useful training tool for his tumbling. In 1934, Nissen built the prototype trampoline from angle iron with a canvas bed and rubber springs. Nissen used it to help with his training.
During the Second World War the trampoline was used to train pilots by getting them used to orienting themselves in the air. After the war Nissen continued to promote the trampoline and began touring in Europe. Nissen set up a branch plant of his company in Brentwood, Essex in 1956 and manufactured trampolines there for many years. Brentwood still has a thriving trampolining community but no longer a local factory. But by this time other manufacturers had started to make similar equipment and eventually, although the word trampoline was originally a trademark, it became a generic word for rebound apparatus. Nissens company ceased operations in the 1980s.
There is an annual international trampolining competition held in Switzerland called the Nissen Cup.
Nissen had always wanted to have trampolining included in the Olympic Games. This finally happened in the 2000 Summer Olympics in Sydney. In 2008, Nissen was able to travel to Beijing to watch the trampoline event at the 2008 Summer Olympics.
All sports friends involved in Trampoline sports will be sad to learn of Georges death and our thoughts are with his family at this sad time.
EGA have released the 2010 England selection policy for individual trampoline, synchronised trampoline and double mini trampoline.
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The 2010 competition handbook is now available for download from the download section of the website. There is also the summary of changes document that provide a synopsis of the changes available for download. Please note that this synopsis is not a substitute for the handbook but rather a guide to some of the changes for next year. It is strongly advised that you read the handbook very carefully.